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Ben Stiller

Ben Stiller was born in 1965 in New York City to comedic performers Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara, destined for a career in entertainment. His parents were staples on The Ed Sullivan Show and Stiller grew up in the glare of the Hollywood spotlight. As a child, he reveled in putting on small productions and even made short films with a Super 8 camera. In 1983, the budding director entered film school at UCLA, but he soon grew tired of the college scene and moved back to New York. After hustling for jobs, Stiller landed a role in an acclaimed Broadway play. A short film shot by Stiller parodying the Scorcese film “The Color of Money,” was a huge hit with the Broadway cast and was handed to a producer on “Saturday Night Live.” Stiller was given the opportunity to be a member of the “SNL” cast as a result, and, although the union only lasted one season, it thrust him into a national spotlight. Now seen as a master of sketch comedy, Stiller produced and starred in his own variety show—The Ben Stiller Show. Frustrated with television, Stiller turned his attention to film and scored a role in the 1994 hit “Reality Bites.” Then, in 1996, Stiller starred in and directed the small independent film “Flirting with Disaster,” which has become an underground classic. Although Stiller has... Next

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